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How to Follow the Ninth Ministerial Conference of eLAC

30 Oct 2024 | News

The Ninth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, a subsidiary body of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), will bring together authorities from the region and key actors from the private sector, civil society, the technical community and international organizations on November 7-8, 2024 in Santiago, Chile. At this intergovernmental gathering, participants will adopt the new Digital Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean that will guide the region over the next two years (eLAC2026). They will also review imp…

Ninth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Be Held in Chile

30 Oct 2024 | Announcement

Authorities from the region and key actors from the private sector, civil society, technical community and international organizations will meet in Santiago, Chile on November 7-8, 2024 to participate in the Ninth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, also known as eLAC, a body belonging to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). At this intergovernmental gathering, participants will adopt the new Digital Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean that will guide the region over the next two years (eLAC2026). They wil…

In November “Digital Week in Latin America and the Caribbean” Will Be Held at ECLAC

16 Oct 2024 | Announcement

The main leaders and decision-makers on digital matters in the public and private sectors, the technical community and civil society from both the region and the European Union will meet on November 5-8, 2024 at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, to participate in the “Digital Week in Latin America and the Caribbean.” On November 7-8, the Ninth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean will be held, with the aim of reviewing implementation of the Digital Agenda for Latin America …

Results of the Second Edition of the Latin American Artificial Intelligence Index (ILIA 2024) Will Be Presented at ECLAC

16 Sep 2024 | Announcement

Next Tuesday, September 24, 2024, Chile’s National Center for Artificial Intelligence (CENIA) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present the results of the 2nd edition of the Latin American Artificial Intelligence Index (ILIA 2024), a study led by CENIA that on this occasion evaluates the situation in 19 of the region’s countries, measuring each one’s degree of preparation in relation to adopting and developing artificial intelligence. At this event, the ILIA’s main findings will be presented and the Index’s three key dimensions will be explored in dep…

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary: Accurate, Up-to-date and Comprehensive Data are Crucial for Measuring Development Gaps and Traps

29 Jul 2024 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, stressed the importance today of data and statistics for moving towards more productive, inclusive and sustainable development, during Brazil’s National Conference of Data Producers and Users, where he spoke on behalf of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. “It is only through open and transparent cooperation among public institutions, academia, the private sector and civil society that we can make significant advancements in the production of high-qualit…

T&T Parliamentarians Engage in Masterclass on Data, Statistics and AI for Decision Making and Sustainable Development

23 Apr 2024 | News

Director of ECLAC Caribbean, Diane Quarless, noted that the Parliament is the highest authority in the land and that full embrace of data goes hand in hand with sustainable development. “At ECLAC and within the wider UN, it is our hope that this substantive exchange will move us closer to decisive embrace of a National Statistical System (NSS) of Trinidad and Tobago that will serve as a model not only for the Caribbean, but one that can be emulated as a standard-bearer for all SIDS. This will not be possible without the action of the Members of Parliament… the power to create an enabling legis…

Colombia to host the Fourth Meeting of the ECLAC Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communication Technologies

4 Mar 2024 | News

On April 4-5, 2024, senior officials from Latin America and the Caribbean will convene in Bogotá, Colombia, alongside representatives from international organizations, academia and the private sector. The purpose of this gathering is to discuss the focal points and areas of collaboration outlined in a regional agenda for the 2024-2025 period. This discussion will take place during the Fourth Meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communication Technologies, jointly organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Government …

Caribbean Must Build Knowledge Economy – ECLAC Caribbean Development Seminar 

2 Nov 2023 | News

This year, the two-day seminar in Port-of-Spain is themed “Positioning the Caribbean in the knowledge economy: The role of data”. It is being held at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Centre in Port of Spain. Ramdin presided at the opening ceremony. Minister Ramdin said “…our economies are commonly characterized as either services-based or goods-based; never knowledge-based. Meanwhile, the current global labour market is increasingly becoming knowledge-intensive… Understanding and appropriately responding to these market forces requires, among other things, a better appreciation for, an…

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